Presenter: Sarah Alsammahy, System Analyst, KSAU-HS.
 
 Abstract:  As an information technologist, gathering requirements, building a system, and understanding end-users are our domain of expertise. On the other hand, critiquing products, systems, polices of big IT companies in the market is a main subject in our conversations. Luckily I had the chance to work as Marketing Intern at Microsoft Arabia ™. Seeing the business side of the IT field helped me in gaining experience in many aspects, understanding the impact of business rules / strategies on IT practices and changed the way I think of the design and development of information technologies.
This seminar is for sharing my experience in Microsoft and to see how business can affect individuals involved in the design and development of information technologies.
 
Bio: Sarah Alsammahy, System Analyst in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University KSAU-HS. Sarah graduated from KSU's Information Technology program, class of 2012. During her undergraduate studies, Sarah's team was the recipient of the 1st place award for her HCI-course project in Carnegie-Mellon's Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems and she also presented her graduation project in Zayed University's URC2012 conference for Undergraduate Conference for Applied Computing in Dubai. Prior to joining KSAU-HS, Sarah worked as a marketing intern at Microsoft Arabia ™ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Linked in: sa.linkedin.com/pub/sarah-alsammahy/4b/b5/6b9/
 
Date: April 8, 2013
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: Research Center Auditorium, Building 2, Malaz Campus